406 Association and Registration Requirements

national; registration information for adult and Junior Olympic teams/individuals and umpires; insurance; equipment standards; ACE and background check information; and a link to national USA Softball website. (Suggested details to include in each content area may be found on the Communication Committee's website review check list, which is updated annually.) 16. Each Commissioner shall ensure that a background check is performed annually by January 1st on every council member within their association. C. Restricted Activities. 01. No sporting goods manufacturer, dealer, representative or employee thereof may hold office or serve as commissioner in this Association without full disclosure and approval of the Board of Directors. 02. No person allied with a competing softball association is eligible for office or to serve as a local commissioner. The Board of Directors of USA Softball has the final decision regarding the definition of a competing association. 03. No local association commissioner may umpire at a state, regional or National Championship Final hosted within his/her own local association. 04. A commissioner may serve only in an advisory capacity with a local association or as its secretary and/or treasurer. 05. No local association commissioner may coach, be allied with, or be involved in the decision making of any team. D. Vacancies. If a commissioner position should become vacated for any reason, a panel consisting of the President, or his/her designee; the respective Regional Vice President, or their designee; the respective Regional Director, or his/her designee; the USA Softball

CEO, or his/her designee and the Director of Membership Services, or his/her designee shall: 01. Association Review. Determine the viability of the association by conducting an Association review to include but not be limited to the following performance indicators. a. All duties of the Commissioner as promulgated by the USA Softball Procedural Code. b. The Annual Registration/Assessment Report. c. The Five-Year Registration reports that includes adult and Junior Olympic teams and all umpires. 02. Association Review Options. Based on the findings of the review, the panel shall make a written recommendation to the Board of Directors to: a. Retain the association as it currently stands. b. Retain the association under recommended actions of the committee. c. Merge the association with another existing local association. Remove the association as the local association member for its geographical area and appoint a substitute local association member for that geographical area. d. Merge the association with another existing local association member. The Board shall consider the finding and recommendations of the review and thereafter take action pursuant to a majority vote of the Board. Such action may include retention, removal, removal and substitution, or merger of a local association member. In such case, the Board's decision shall be final. 03. Nomination. If there is a functioning Local Association, that Association shall appoint who its temporary commissioner shall be. Should the Local Association fail